Samudda Sutta (SN 13.8) — The Ocean. These three suttas offer vivid similes that give a sense of how much suffering one totally puts behind oneself upon attaining the stream to nibbana. Good encouragement for putting some extra effort into the practice.

[16 January 1999]Handful of Leaves CD-ROM is now out of stock...
...but the good news is that I'll be doing a second printing in February, so you should still be able to get a copy. See the CD-ROM Bulletin for details.

[1 January 1999]A New Year's gift: Four short suttas from the Samyutta Nikaya: